The Effect of Intensity Soccer Training Sessions on Marked Biochemical Indicators of Blood Acidity of Saudi Young Soccer Players

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Table 1 Participant Variables: Mean ± SD, Minimum (Min), and Maximum (Max)

Variable	Mean ± SD	Min/Max
Age (years)	20.2 ± 0.8	(19–22)
Height (cm)	1.75 ± 0.03	(1.63–1.82)
Bodyweight (kg)	66 ± 5.3	(55.1–73.7)
Body Fat (%)	6.67 ± 1.66	(3.90–13.70)
Heart rate day1(%)	64.88 ± 7.09	(52–80)
Heart rate day 2 (%)	71.9 ± 6.6	(57–87)

Table 2 Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Testing Analysis of the Subjects’ Blood Profiles for Day 1 and Day 2 of Training: Median (25th and 75th Interquartile Percentile Range)

Variables	Day 1		Day 2
	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
AGAP (mmol/L)	12.55 (11.65–14.48)*	15.4 (12.83–18.42)	14.15(11.6–15.18)*	16.35(14.63–18)
Mg (mmol/L)	0.82 (0.73–0.85)*	0.74 (0.69–0.78)	0.85(0.8–0.87)*	0.74(0.69–0.78)
Ca(mmol/L)	2.35 (2.18–2.42)	2.41(2.36–2.51)	2.37(2.34–2.42)	2.42(2.31–2.49)
ECO2 (mmol/L)	23.37 (22.4–25)	22.7 (21.4–24.1)	23.6(22.2–24.4)	22.27(20.2–23.5)
GLUC (mmol/L)	4.92 (4.39–5.24)	5.06 (4.76–5.38)	4.99(4.33–5.63)	4.81(4.25–5.57)

Note: *P<0.05 two-tailed, significant from pre- to post-training.

Abbreviations: AGAP, anion-gap metabolic acidosis; Mg, magnesium; Ca, calcium; ECO2, carbon dioxide; GLUC, glucose.